Moisey Davidovich Kasyanik (Russian: Моисе́й Дави́дович Касья́ник, also "Moisei and Moysey" and "Kas'ianik, Kosyanik, or Kosianiki"; born January 1, 1911 – 1988) was a Soviet weightlifter.[1][2][3][4][5]

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Moisey Davidovich Kasyanik
Personal information
Nationality Soviet
Born(1911-01-01)January 1, 1911
Novo-Zhitomir, Kherson Guberniya (Russian Empire)
Died1988 (aged 7677)
Leningrad, Soviet Union
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Soviet Union
International Workers' Olympiad
Gold medal – first place 1937 Antwerp
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1946 Paris60 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1947 Helsinki60 kg
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He was Jewish, and was born in Novo-Zhitomyr, Kherson Guberniya (Russian Empire).[1]

He won a gold medal at the 1937 Workers' Olympiad in Antwerp, and won bronze medals at the 1946 World Weightlifting Championships in Paris (60 kg)[2][6] and at the 1947 European Weightlifting Championships in Helsinki (60 kg).[1][3][5][7]

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